7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
Synopsis: In the late 19th century, a mysterious Chinese man and circus owner, Dr. Lao (Tony Randall, Pillow Talk), arrives in a small Arizona town and proceeds to teach townies a few […]
Tag Archives: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Extraordinary stories of magic, myth, wonder, alien worlds, etc.
Innerspace (1987)
Synopsis: Dennis Quaid (Breaking Away) is a test pilot working on an experiment in which he would be miniaturized and injected into a laboratory animal. However, everything goes wrong when […]
Dreamscape (1984)
Synopsis: A psychic, Alex Gardner (Dennis Quaid, Breaking Away), reluctantly joins a secret government project about dream manipulation. But Alex soon finds out that the project is part of devilish plot […]
Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
Synopsis: In ancient Persia, legendary Middle Eastern adventurer, Sinbad the Sailor (Douglas Fairbanks’s Jr., Gunga Din), recounts his search for the lost treasure of Alexander the Great to a group […]
The End of the World (1916, aka Verdens Undergang)
Synopsis: A newly discovered comet, passing close to Earth, threatens to destroy the planet. Various characters — an astronomer, a preacher, a wealthy man, a mine worker and his family […]
George Pal Presents: Doc Savage – The Man of Bronze (1975)
Synopsis: A famed American adventurer, Doc Savage, played by Ron Ely (TV’s Tarzan), and his team of extraordinary men travel to South America to investigate the mysterious death of his […]
George Pal Presents: The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
Synopsis: The true story of the Grimm Brothers, Wilhelm (Laurence Harvey, Room at the Top) and Jacob (Carl Boehm, Peeping Tom), who together wrote some of the best-known fairy tales. […]
George Pal Presents: Tom Thumb (1958)
Synopsis: The Forest Queen (June Thorburn, The 3 Worlds of Gulliver) grants three wishes to a humble man, Jonathan The Woodcutter (Bernard Miles, 1956’s The Man Who Knew Too Much), […]
George Pal Presents: Destination Moon (1950)
Synopsis: A scientist (Warner Anderson, The Caine Mutiny), a retired General (Tom Powers, Double Indemnity) and a tycoon (John Archer, The Big Trees) team up to develop the first trip […]
George Pal Presents: The Power (1968)
Synopsis: A group of scientists studying space flight fatigue are targeted by a man/woman who has ability to kill with his/her mind. Who is the unstoppable killer? Reaction & Thoughts: […]
Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural (1973)
Synopsis: In the 1920s, in a small Southern American town, Lila (Cheryl Smith, Caged Heat), an innocent 13-year-old girl, gets word that her father, who went into hiding after killing […]
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970, aka Valerie a týden divu)
Synopsis: Valerie (Jaroslava Schallerová), who has just tuned thirteen, experiences her first period and that important event in the young girl’s life triggers a series of weird, surreal adventures … […]
The Green Slime (1968)
Synopsis: Scientists discover that a giant asteroid is on collision course with Earth. They dispatch a crew of astronauts from a space station to land on the asteroid and blow […]
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
Synopsis: Dr. Buckaroo Banzai (Peter Weller, RoboCop) is a full-time brain surgeon and part-time inventor who spends his spare time playing the guitar in a rock band (“The Hong Kong […]
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
Synopsis: In 19th century Paris, France, a sadistic scientist and circus performer, Dr. Mirakle (Bela Lugosi, Dracula), is determined to prove that humans and apes share the same ancestors. In […]
Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
Synopsis: After the sudden death of her husband, a charismatic Broadway director & choreographer (James Caan, The Godfather), a magazine writer (Sally Field, Norma Rae) meets a nice but nerdy […]
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976, aka Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos)
Synopsis: In 1940s Brazil, a cook, Dona Flor (Sonia Braga, Kiss of the Spider Woman), marries a passionate but irresponsible born-loser, Vadino (José Wilker, Gabriela), much to the consternation of […]
Forbidden Zone (1980)
Synopsis: A suburban family discovers that the basement of their house contains a door that leads to the bizarre Sixth Dimension. After the family’s curious daughter, Frenchy Hercules (Marie-Pascale Elfman, Hot Tomorrows), […]
Always (1989)
Synopsis: An aerial firefighter, Pete Sandich (Richard Dreyfuss, Jaws), dies during a massive forest wildfire only to return to Earth as a guardian angel to fellow firefighter, Ted Baker (Brad […]
A Guy Named Joe (1943)
Synopsis: During WW II, an American fighter pilot stationed in England, Maj. Pete Sandidge (Spencer Tracy, Bad Day at Black Rock), dies during a mission. Heaven sends Pete back to […]
The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
Synopsis: A mute black man from outer space (Joe Morton, Terminator 2: Judgement Day) crashlands his spaceship into the Hudson River, New York, and somehow ends up in Harlem. “The […]
The UFO Incident (1975, TV-Movie)
Synopsis: In 1961, while returning from a vacation in Canada, an average New England couple, Barney (James Earl Jones, The Great White Hope) and Betty Hill (Estelle Parsons, Bonnie and Clyde), […]
